I think Graeme MacMillan in one of his recent Savage Critics podcasts called Geoff Johns the greatest Aquaman fan fiction writer. The joke (truth?) stops being funny when you realize that entire pages of dialogue Aquaman #6 read like some … Continue reading →

Enough of the “52 pick up” puns I’ve been coming up with for titles. Action Comics is a title that deserves to be graded on its own merit. And it deserves straightforward criticism: Lose the new Superman costume. Now. Give … Continue reading →

I reviewed issues #1-3 of the new Action Comics series just as issue #4 was coming out. Given my reaction to the new Detective Comics’ first finished story line (leading me to drop the book this week), you might wonder … Continue reading →

Last week, I did an autopsy on Flashpoint, a crossover event that shouldn’t have existed as presented, let alone lasted five issues and numerous mini-series titles. With Flashpoint issue #5, I feel like I’m holding the cirrhosis-stained liver of a … Continue reading →

I announced Flashpoint dead 15 minutes after reading issue #4, one issue before it actually “ends” this coming Wednesday. Every once in a while, I think it could and should have ended three issues earlier than that! Let’s find out … Continue reading →